In New Zealand, guideline-compliant, evidence-based STI screening for cisgender men who have sex with women currently includes HIV and syphilis serologies plus a first-void urine sample for chlamydia and gonorrhoea [Image: Mikhail Nilov on Pexels]
Sexual health specialist Massimo Giola examines the importance of evidence-based testing for sexually transmissible infections, noting that broad STI screening panels drive overtreatment and should be avoided